R.C. Slocum

[The Maestro]

Are they gonna be naming the stadium at Texas A&M after him soon?

He becomes a better coach every season to those fans!

They gotta feel about him like OU fans did about Gary Gibbs in 1998!

[StoopTroup]

I still feel bad for Gibbs.

I liked the guy.

[8timechamps]

At least Gibbs is still in the football world.

I half expected Slocum to die right after he was fired.

[badger]

By the ways the Aggies are talking about him, it's like they won more championships than Bammer did under ol' RC :D

[ouwapiti]

aggies and huskers are(were) getting exactly what they deserve after firing slocum and solich for no apparent reason

[47straight]

What's even more ironic, aTm also balked at bringing aboard Gibbs as a DC under Franchiminny. He wanted too much guarenteed money, which I would have also demanded on that sinking ship.

I've been very happy to see Gibbs' continued success as a coach. He certainly paid his dues in coaching.

[SoonerinSouthlake]

...likes the move Brokeback Mountian...a lot

oh wait..is this not that kind of thread?

[SteelClip49]

RC Slocum at TAMU....

1989 (8-4)
1990 (9-3-1) won Holiday Bowl
1991 (10-2) SWC Champions
1992 (12-1) SWC Champions
1993 (10-2) SWC Champions (OU drilled them that year)
1994 (10-0-1) Probation
1995 (9-3) won Alamo Bowl
1996 (6-6)
1997 (9-4) XII South Champs
1998 (11-3) XII Champions; ruined KSU's NC season
1999 (8-4)
2000 (7-5)
2001 (8-4) won galleryfurniture.com Bowl
2002 (6-6)......included a win over then #1 OU.....end result= FIRED

Granted the Aggies were struggling his last few years but hell, he did enough to compete with the likes of Texas, Nebraska and Kansas State when they were doing well. He is the #1 Aggies coach of all time despite not winning a national title.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Coaches always get better the longer they are gone..cept for Blake

Seems like just yesterday I posted something like this

[OUmillenium]

The reasons RC's teams were struggling his last few years is because OU & UTerus were becoming elite teams. They were stockpiling recruits and TEXA&M was coming in 3rd on a lot of guys. But they still got plenty of talent and beat OU in 02. Great thread and great input guys.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I miss Slocum on the Cell on Houston sports radio.

[ouwapiti]

millenium you are correct sir......i've been telling my aggie friends down here in tejas that very thing for a while now....no way are they successfully recruiting the same quality athletes as OU, tu....they get a few, to be sure, but not enough

[BudSooner]

What was the Bear's record at A&M during his time?

[SoonerStormchaser]

Ya think RC is halfway enjoying aTm's delve into ****tiness?

[Mac94]

What was the Bear's record at A&M during his time?

1954: 1-9, 7th in the SWC
1955: 7-2-1, 2nd in the SWC
1956: 9-0-1, 1st in the SWC
1957: 8-3, 3rd in the SWC

25-14-2

[Mac94]

Ya think RC is halfway enjoying aTm's delve into ****tiness?

Under Fran, kinda ... RC didn;t really like Fran ... right now, no ... Sherman is an RC guy and RC has alot of love for A&M. He has been with Texas A&M in some capacity since he was hired in 1972 as a WR coach (except for one season ... 1981 ... as DC at USC). He has alot of ties and love for A&M.

[fadada1]

no losing seasons.

FIRED!!!

bet they'd love to have that 6-6 season back right now.

[Mac94]

bet they'd love to have that 6-6 season back right now.


Yeah ... we lost to Tech and Missouri in overtime, Nebraska and Oklahoma St. by less than a TD and Virginia Tech by 10. Texas blew us out, but we were a demorilazed bunch by then. We beat Pitt and, of course, you all (as well as Kansas, Baylor, and ULaLa.

We were competitve ... which is such a far cry from today.

[badger]

no beating Texas.

FIRED!!!

bet they'd love to have a coach that can beat Texas right now.

Fixed for truthiness factor. That's why RC got fired and a really stupid reason at that - he couldn't beat the team they poke at throughout their school song.

And because they are a fanbase of the "here and now" as evidenced by their rage at losing and their desire to rid themselves of Fran Fran and RC at those respective times, they would probably hire the devil himself TODAY if it assured them a victory over Texas once again.

:P Something to think about if you're still upset over the Dallas loss... it could be far worse. We could be Texas A&M.

PS: Not referring to you Mac, you seem cool. It's some of the other guys you have in Aggieland that seem fickle.

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

You would think after watching what OU went through during the 90s that colleges would be a little more careful about firing winning coached. You paying attention A&M and Nebraska?

[Taxman71]

RC's run at A&M was clearly over when he got canned. Would he have kept them competitive at just above .500? Yes, but they would never have competed for the Big 12 again. The aggies' problem was doing the same thing that OU, Nebraska and many others have done, they couldn't hire a coach better than the one they fired.

A&M has everything a college program could ever ask for and there are PLENTY of recruits within a tank of gas of collie station to keep them rolling. Then again, finding a good coach isn't that easy and sometimes requires the kissing of a few frogs as every school has discovered at some point in time.

[SoonerStormchaser]

Then again, finding a good coach isn't that easy and sometimes requires the kissing of a few frogs as every school has discovered at some point in time.

Gary Patterson's been available the past few years...

[A Horn]

RC's run at A&M was clearly over when he got canned. Would he have kept them competitive at just above .500? Yes, but they would never have competed for the Big 12 again.

Aggy might disagree with you. those .500 teams are like the Glory Days right now LOL

[badger]

Aggy might disagree with you. those .500 teams are like the Glory Days right now LOL

These guys beat Texas the past two years and went to Holiday and Alamo bowls. My, what a difference a year makes. It's not like they were going backwards or anything --- didn't their fans say a few years ago that they were like 10 points away from being undefeated or something???

If only Fran Fran didn't sellout insider info :D

[Mac94]

If only Fran Fran didn't sellout insider info

I think it has more to do with Fran (again) getting us humiliated on national TV with a really lame game plan at Miami ... any wonder the whole Frangate e-mail scandal broke right AFTER we were humiliated by the Canes. ;)

[Taxman71]

The pattern continues...long-time beloved coach leaves....successor does okay, but no championships......next successor stinks it up so badly, everyone agrees to swallow their pride and start all over with young fresh blood. OU went through it, Nebbish is going through it, now A&M is going through it. Texas even went a version of it in the Royal-Akers-McWilliams/Mackovick-Brown saga.

[8timechamps]

Gary Patterson's been available the past few years...

Word is he's looking for BIG money at a BIG school.

[badger]

Word is he's looking for BIG money at a BIG school.

Get it all guaranteed and in writing, Gary :D

I can see it now...

January 2009: Clemson hires Patterson!

March 2009: Clemson gets more awesomely ranked recruits, thanks to Patterson!

August 2009: Clemson ranked in top five! Go Gary Go!

Later August 2009: Clemson suffers loss in home opener.

September 2009: Clemson drops out of top 25 due to three consecutive losses.

October 2009: Clemson begins in-conference ACC schedule against mediocre conference foes! GARY! GARY!

Later October 2009: Clemson loses to everyone they play, despite being favored by double digits.

November 2009: Clemson prepares for South Carolina rivalry with friendly golf game between Spurrier and the-worst-coach-and-yes-that-includes-Bowden-to-hit-Clemson, Gary Patterson.

December 2009: After loss to rival Gamecocks, Clemson seeking another Bowden to coach the Tigers.

January 2009: Clemson hires Bobby Bowden out of retirement!

Later January 2009: Just kidding, Bobby's never gonna retire.